Pranay Mahajan

I’m a final-year aerospace engineering student with hands-on experience across UAV infrastructure, propulsion systems, embedded hardware integration, and IoT-based automation. I bring a strong foundation in aerodynamics, flight systems, CAD modeling, and system-level engineering, and I enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable, working solutions.

In my capstone, I engineered an autonomous QR-based docking and wireless charging system for ground drones, integrating ESP32, Arduino, and Python-based firmware along with a real-time monitoring GUI and GSM-based drone communication. I also designed an IoT-based automated irrigation prototype using Arduino Nano and environmental sensing, focusing on sensor calibration and battery optimization to support dependable long-term deployment, alongside reduced water usage through automated control. For propulsion stability work, I ran aerodynamic fin effectiveness experiments and improved rocket stability through optimized fin alignment.

I’ve complemented my field projects with detailed engineering modeling, developing CAD models of a VIKAS 2B engine nozzle in SolidWorks and performing thrust-optimization and structural efficiency analysis. Through an RTL/VLSI design internship, I designed RISC-V ISA RTL modules using Verilog and verified them with ModelSim, strengthening my embedded-system mindset and verification discipline. I’m excited to apply this blend of aerospace fundamentals and embedded/IoT implementation in a core aerospace or mechanical internship where performance, problem-solving, and real-world engineering outcomes matter.